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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Vrolokus on September 19, 2008, 08:32:15 PM

Title: "A Darwinist's Critique of Spore" (article)
Post by: Vrolokus on September 19, 2008, 08:32:15 PM

Hey guys - I wrote a piece for Joystick Division talking about how Spore doesn't really simulate anything to do with evolution, then speculating what an actually evolution sim might play like. 

It's a bit academic, but some might find it interesting.  And even if not, I did a silly graphic for the piece, starring my personal retro game character fav Blue Pig Ganon:

(http://www.joystickdivision.com/ganonevochartresized-thumb.jpg)

There's a bigger version at the site.  ;)

http://www.joystickdivision.com/2008/09/a_darwinists_critique_of_spore.php (http://www.joystickdivision.com/2008/09/a_darwinists_critique_of_spore.php)

gwh

Title: Re: "A Darwinist's Critique of Spore" (article)
Post by: Akala on September 20, 2008, 03:33:48 AM

a real evolution sim would play like E.V.O.

like, forever ago.

Title: Re: "A Darwinist's Critique of Spore" (article)
Post by: tiesto on September 20, 2008, 11:07:27 AM

EVO kicked so much ass, even though 90% of that game was grinding, and the music kinda sucked.